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Èireannach

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See also: Éireannach

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish Érennach, equivalent to Èirinn (Ireland) +‎ -ach. Cognates include Irish Éireannach and Manx Erinagh.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Èireannach

  1. Irish

Declension

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Declension of Èireannach (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative Èireannach Èireannach Èireannacha
genitive Èireannaich Èireannaiche Èireannacha
dative Èireannach Èireannaich Èireannacha
vocative Èireannaich Èireannach Èireannacha

Noun

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Èireannach m

  1. Irishman; Irish person

Declension

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Declension of Èireannach (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative Èireannach Èireannaich
genitive Èireannaich Èireannach
dative Èireannach Èireannaich; Èireannachaibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) t-Èireannach (na) h-Èireannaich
genitive (an) Èireannaich (nan) Èireannach
dative (an) Èireannach (na) h-Èireannaich; h-Èireannachaibh
vocative Èireannaich Èireannacha

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of Èireannach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Èireannach n-Èireannach h-Èireannach t-Èireannach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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